Abidjan vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Abidjan	Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1114	$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2962	$3148
🏠 One person rent	$512	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1248	$1414
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$2188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	34	44
😀 Quality of life	39	70
🏙️ Population	4.98M	157K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 19% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4683rd and 3950th ($1114 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Bahrain, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 7263rd and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Manama

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	Abidjan	Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.68	$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$11.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.74	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$652	$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1596	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$916	$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.46%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2052	$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.3	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.3	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.4	$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$123	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3025	$10676

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$916
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$892
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$888
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$874
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$897
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$459
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$416
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$497
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$582
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$512
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$446
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$976
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$353
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$482
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$616
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$468
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$443
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$678
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$972
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$617
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$616
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$675
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$479
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$677
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$617
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$470
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$732
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$620
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$501
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$977
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$678
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$472

Cities near Manama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Isa Town	$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi	Riffa	$1285
44 km or 27 mi	Dhahran	$959
54 km or 33 mi	Dammam	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Qatif	$868
110 km or 68 mi	Al Khor	$1810
126 km or 78 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
126 km or 78 mi	Jubail	$910
139 km or 87 mi	Doha	$1872
307 km or 191 mi	Bushehr	$646
345 km or 214 mi	Borazjan	$621
376 km or 233 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
388 km or 241 mi	Jahrom	$798
392 km or 244 mi	Kazerun	$606
421 km or 262 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
424 km or 263 mi	Shiraz	$606
426 km or 265 mi	Riyadh	$1642
427 km or 265 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
428 km or 266 mi	Fasa	$890
435 km or 270 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
461 km or 287 mi	Marvdasht	$604
467 km or 290 mi	Al-Faw	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Dubai	$2229
488 km or 303 mi	Behbahan	$541
491 km or 305 mi	Sharjah	$1612
498 km or 309 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
498 km or 310 mi	Ajman	$1841
501 km or 312 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
503 km or 312 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
504 km or 313 mi	Yasuj	$561
510 km or 317 mi	Abadan	$543
524 km or 326 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
543 km or 337 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
547 km or 340 mi	Basra	$875
555 km or 345 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
565 km or 351 mi	Al Ain	$1132
573 km or 356 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
589 km or 366 mi	Fujairah	$1191
597 km or 371 mi	Ahvaz	$559
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$604